Following in the footsteps of NHL defender Tobias Enström, who joined EC Red Bull Salzburg on Monday, forward David Clarkson, another player from the world's premier ice hockey league, joins the Red Bulls in Salzburg. The 28-year-old Canadian, who also has a British passport, is contracted to the New Jersey Devils and owing to the NHL lockout has been able to sign with the Red Bulls through to the end of the current season (with NHL exit clause).

I'll be in our big Arena Zagreb on Nov.18 cheering on the Bears but will be right behind Clarkie's bench rocking red&black. If I manage to stop crying cause we couldn't afford him, it should be awesome.
So, does anyone have a certain players card to spare ... just for laughs

Yes, but Austrians are not happy if you try to lump them in with the Germans. Pretty much the same reaction you'd get if you told a Canadian that he's basically an American because he speaks English with a similar accent.

Yes, but Austrians are not happy if you try to lump them in with the Germans. Pretty much the same reaction you'd get if you told a Canadian that he's basically an American because he speaks English with a similar accent.

I'm not saying that Austrians are Germans, I'm saying that they speak German. If you ask them, they are going to tell you that the language they speak is German and not Austrian.

I'm not saying that Austrians are Germans, I'm saying that they speak German. If you ask them, they are going to tell you that the language they speak is German and not Austrian.

But it's a slightly different dialect. Even southern German is different from the dialect spoken in northern Germany. They can understand each other, but there are significant differences.

However, you are correct that there is no such thing as a stand alone Austrian language, but there is Austrian German. And if you mistake one for the other, they will be upset about it because they don't like to be called Germans.

But it's a slightly different dialect. Even southern German is different from the dialect spoken in northern Germany. They can understand each other, but there are significant differences.

However, you are correct that there is no such thing as a stand alone Austrian language, but there is Austrian German. And if you mistake one for the other, they will be upset about it because they don't like to be called Germans.